PokerCraft is GGPoker’s built-in tracking and analysis tool, and on GGPoker’s network it is the only tracker you are allowed to run. It records every hand you play, replays it, graphs your results against expected value, and lets you export the last 90 days of hands. What it does not do is behave like the third-party HUDs Asian players used a decade ago on other networks — and that difference is the whole point.
Open it from the lobby by clicking your profile icon and selecting PokerCraft. The desktop client gives you the full set of charts; the mobile app carries a trimmed version, which matters in Asia where a big share of volume is played on a phone during a commute rather than on a two-monitor setup.
What PokerCraft actually records
Everything it shows is built from your own hands. There is no database of the regs in your pool, no cross-referencing of players you have never sat with, no imported hands from someone else’s session. Inside that boundary it is genuinely detailed:
- Win/Loss graph vs EV — your realised profit plotted against expected value, so you can see whether a downswing is variance or leaks.
- Hole Card Matrix — net profit for every starting hand, colour-coded. The fastest way to find out that your 2026 problem is calling too wide with suited aces.
- Position breakdown — net earnings by seat, plus best and worst hands from each.
- Preflop stats — VPIP, PFR, 3-Bet and ATS on yourself.
- Opponent comparison — how much you have won or lost against specific players you have shared tables with.
- Luck Rating — a variance indicator that needs a minimum of 1,000 hands before it will display anything.
- Hand Moments — a shareable image of a single hand, which is why your group chat is full of them.
The rake catch nobody mentions
Here is the detail that quietly inflates a lot of confidence: PokerCraft displays results without rake taken into account. Your real profit is lower than the number on the graph — by exactly the amount you have paid the room.
For a Rush & Cash grinder playing thousands of hands a week at micro and low stakes, that gap is not cosmetic. A graph that shows you comfortably beating 100NL can describe a break-even player once rake is subtracted. The practical response is not to distrust the tool but to read it alongside your cashback: rake paid is what funds the Fish Buffet cashback tiers on the Asia-facing Natural8 skin, and that rebate is a real part of your winrate. If you are unclear on how the rebate actually accrues, our rakeback guide for Asian players breaks down the arithmetic.
Smart HUD is deliberately a weaker HUD
GGPoker bans third-party HUDs and real-time assistance software outright. In their place the client ships Smart HUD, which shows the same core preflop numbers — VPIP, PFR, 3-Bet, ATS — on your opponents, but only for the current session.
Close the table and the sample resets. There is no way to build a 40,000-hand read on a regular the way a tracker database would, and no way to buy one. This is the network’s design choice, not a bug: it flattens the gap between a full-time grinder with a decade of data and a recreational player from Manila or Ho Chi Minh City opening the app for the first time. It is also a large part of why the games play as soft as they do. If you came from a HUD-heavy background, the adjustment is that live reads, bet sizing tells and session-length observation matter far more here than they did on a database-driven site.
Exporting hands and studying off the table
You can download hand histories from the past 90 days from the game history tab and import them into a solver or a tracker for study away from the table. That is permitted — the ban is on running third-party software while you play, not on reviewing your own hands afterwards. Ninety days is the hard limit, so if you want a long-term archive, export on a schedule rather than trying to pull a year of hands in one go.
Anyone who cannot get the client installed or updated from their country should message @PAGDaddyBot — it sorts install and account snags across most of the region without a support ticket.
Where it fits for players in Asia
Practically speaking, PokerCraft is the reason a lot of Asian regs stopped paying a tracker subscription entirely. The full analytics suite is free, it is identical whether you play the Natural8 or GGPoker client, and it covers the fast-fold format that dominates the region’s traffic — see our breakdown of how Rush & Cash works for why hand volume there makes graph-reading a weekly habit rather than a monthly one. Its ceiling is real: no opponent database, no lifetime stats, no imports. For a network built around recreational traffic across a dozen time zones, that ceiling is the feature. Full specifications are on the official PokerCraft page and GGPoker’s own walkthrough.
Frequently asked questions
Is PokerCraft free to use?
Yes. PokerCraft is included with every GGPoker and Natural8 account at no cost, with no separate subscription or unlock.
Does PokerCraft show my real profit after rake?
No. PokerCraft displays results without rake taken into account, so your actual profit is lower than the graph shows. Read it together with your cashback to get a true picture.
Can I use PokerTracker or Hold’em Manager on GGPoker?
Not while you are playing. Third-party HUDs and trackers are banned in real time and using one risks your account. Importing your own downloaded hands for study after the session is the accepted route.
How far back can I download my hand histories?
The past 90 days. Older hands drop out of the export window, so grinders who want a permanent archive should download regularly.
Does Smart HUD show lifetime stats on opponents?
No. Smart HUD shows VPIP, PFR, 3-Bet and ATS for the current session only, and the sample resets once you leave the table.
Does PokerCraft work on the Natural8 mobile app in Asia?
Yes, though the mobile version is trimmed down. The desktop client gives you the complete set of charts and filters.
Why is my Luck Rating blank?
The Luck Rating needs a minimum of 1,000 hands before it will calculate. Keep playing and it will populate.
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